21 Aug Public health approaches to myopia prevention and control – Part 2
How a successful public health strategy for myopia might be implemented, and what policy measures might generate sufficient impact to reverse the myopia epidemic. ...
05 Aug Public Health approaches to Myopia prevention and control – Part 1
The management of myopia is typically practitioner-led. Currently, the standard of care is to provide single-vision spectacle or contact lenses to eliminate the blurred vision symptoms, which are characteristic of myopia....
11 Jun Artificial Intelligence and Optometry
In 20 years, will optometry as we know it exist? Will there be a role for optometry, and how will it be delivered?...
04 Feb Myopia Control: Every Dioptre Matters
The global prevalence of myopia has reached unprecedented levels and current projections indicate that about half of the world’s population, 5 billion people, will be myopic by 2050....
01 Oct Big Data Part 2
Eyecare practitioners gather vast amounts of patient data during consultations. This data represents a significant untapped resource which can be used to answer both research questions and to allow individual practitioners to provide better outcomes for their patients...
11 Sep big data and its role in eyecare
Big Data refers to extremely large data sets that can be analysed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations unavailable to traditional research methods....
26 Jun Vision enhancement and cognitive development in children– additional benefits of macular pigment supplements?
The carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin preferentially accumulate in neural tissue including the macula where they form macular pigment (MP)....
02 May SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND MYOPIA
Smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers are widely used at a very early age in both home and school environments. Professor James Loughman investigates the implications of device usage for the eye health of children....
03 Apr A nutritional and lifestyle approach to the management of Dry Eye
Diet is an important determinant of ocular health. In fact, a healthy diet is a key requirement for routine ocular function. ...
20 Feb NUTRITION FOR GLAUCOMA
It is widely accepted that diet is a major contributor to good health. The use of dietary supplements has become increasingly popular. ...
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